Wire-glass structure.



Patented Dec. 1,

FRANK SHUMAN,

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such sheet of wire UNITED srnrrss PATENT ornioa.

OF PHILADELPHIA, AND ARNO SHUMAN, OF OONNELLSVILLE, PENNSYL- VANIA, ASSIGNORS TO CONTINUOUS GLASS PRESS. COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

WIRE-GLASS- STRUCTURE.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908 Application magnum-2o, 1905. Serial in. 250,978. I

To allwhom it may concern: I I 1 Be it known that we,- FRANK SHUMAN, of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, and MARNO' SHUMAN, of Connellsville, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, have invented an Im Glass Structures, of w ichthe following is a s ecification. a ur invention has reference to wire glass and frames therefor and consists of certain improvements which are fully set forth in the. following specification and shown in the; accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof.

Heretofore, the wire glass with the wire mesh terminating at the edge of the glass and then setting glass in a metal frame and securing'it in place by applying a cement tothe edge of the glass and the frame and applying over said cement a metallic strip In such a construction the union' of the glass with the metal frame or cement or both was poor'a'nd liable at all times to become worse -by wear; and in the case of breakage during fires or other severe casualties there was no support for the glass D that would. preventit its frame. H v

The object of our invention is to provide a union between the metallic mesh or wire or both, such that the glass is positively and firmly held to the sas frame whether it is being forced out of I made of metal or wood.

In construction our invention consists primarily in forming the glass plate with the meshed wire center extended beyond 'the edges, and secondly in securingsaid plate-of wire glass in ametallic on other frame by supporting the glass in contact with one or more fiexible or yielding flanges of metal of the frame and securing the extended meshed wire in cement or clamps, or both, forming part of the supporting frame. The cement is incloscd in the sash frammand by hardenin where .it extends through the loops oft e meshed wire it acts as a positive supporting and locking medium between the glass and frame.

Our invention also comprehends details of construction which, togcther'with the features above specified, will be better understood by reference to the drawings, in which:

rovement in Wiretional view of it has'been customary to form taming action of Figure 1 is a perspective sectional. view of our .im roved wire gl frame; i 2 is a perspective sectional view of a modi cation of. same; Fig. 3 is a plan view of'a sheet, of our improved wire glass for use in connection with the frame shown. in Figs. 1 and 2; Figifi is a perspective seca mo 1 5 is a plan view of a portion tion; and Fig. 0f the frame. I

A A are two Sheets of wire glass to be united and are provided with the center of meshed wire G having its edges extending be 'ond the edge of the ta lic edge of open or These sheets of wire position by a suitable metal and through the open or looped extension of the meshed wire.

C and D are two metallic. frames luwing clamping edges F and adapted to be drawn together by screws E. These frames may be formed in one or more panels as desired to suitthe requirei'nents. In Fig. 5 they are shown in four panels. These frames C and are provided with sheet metal strips R having flexible flanges or edges I which extend over and press upon the. glass itself.

looped structure H. glass are clamped in frame, preferably of The strip R for the lower frame C is secured 1n place by the screws J or otherwise and then the cement L is forced in around the edges of the glass and through the meshes of the meshed wire II. The upper strip R is then placed in position over the cement and screwed down into place and the excess of cement is squeezed out from undrthe edges of the flanges I and removed. In this manner the glass is positively held by the gripping action of the parts C and D and re the hardened cement upon the meshed wire IL'and the glass body i elf is caused to centralize itself between the flanges I I of the strips R R.

Under no conditions can the glass be pulled out of the frame even where, by great pressure, its center was crushed and bent under strain. Where the glass is simply put into )lace like ordinary as hereto ore, therewas nothing to prevent it being forced out-of its frame. The prescnt improvement is especially important in case of fires in whici occurrencesdrafts ass and suspension fication of our invcn-.

glass to form a 1110- cement, the latter extending window glass, I

25 1 case'the two frames G and D are made of must be guarded against. In addition to such advantage there is greatly less danger to breakage in setting the glass.

In the structure shown in Fig. 2 the frame a C supports the lower strip it having the flexible flanges upon which the glass sheets rest. The space within the strip R and between the glass sheets is then filled with cement L and a cap plate or frame I placed over the space between the sheets and .clamped in place upon the cement by bolts wire H are not gripped by metal clamps, but,

In. this case the edges of the meshed the cement L extends through the meshes of the wire H and firmly holds the'same to the frame as before described. This construction is lighter and cheaper than that of- Fig. 1 and is perhaps more suitable for smaller windows." The cement when hard and confined. within the metal frame forms a very strong connection-for holding the wire glass to the frame.

" In some cases a very light frame is necessary and to secure thlS result 1 may makethe structure as shown in Fig. et. In. this wood andsecured together by'the screws or nails E, which being thin, maybe passed. through the open wire mesh .H whereby it not only is clainped'between the parts C and D but also pinned in place to prevent its being pulled out of the sash framea These down around the edge of the woodto beand-frame andthroughthe'meshed-wire H 45. as beforedescribed if so desired. In pracwooden frames C and D are covered with sheet'zinc, copper or galvanized iron as shown ,at and the edges thereof are bent come clamped between the glass and the Wood as shown. In this case there is a ba'cl v 111" of wood above the glass,-but the flQXP- bility of the wood and metal covering strips give sufiicient elasticity to enable them-to adapt themselves to the glass plate. Cement L may be employedbetween the glass 1 tice the part C has -'its metal'coi 'ering in place. before the sheets of glass are laid upon .it'. The upper frame D then placed in position and fastened with the screws F. The

" upper sheet metal covering R is then placed "over the'frame D and the lower edges I I forced between the glass and overhanging parts Otthe wooden frame. To enable this to be done the wood must not press too tightly upon the glass. Ordinarily a reasonable space may be allowed which being filled with .cement will receive the lower flanges of the metal strips R and make; liquid tight joints. In all of these cases, given as examples of the adaptability of our invention, the joint is not only secure against the glass being pulled out of the sash but is perfectiy water tight and -arable.

While we have suowi; the structures comprising wire glass with an intermediate sash frame, it will be understood that it is not at all necessary that the sash shall include more than the edge of one sheet, especially would this be the case in the outer bounding frames of the sash.

It is evident that the frames may be moditied in manyways without departing from the essential features of our invention, there-' fore we do not restrict ourselves to the par- 1. The combination of a window sash" formed in two parts between which the edge the glass is placed, with a plate of wire glass having meshed wire extending beyond its edge and within the space between the two parts of the sash frame,'-and means within the sash frame for the meshed wire to prevent-the glass being pulled from the sash frame.

2. The combination of a window. sash formed in twoparts between which the edgev of the'glassis placed, with a 'plateof wire securel holdin glass having meshed wire' extending beyond 1 its edge and within the space between the two parts of the sash frame, and cement within the sash-frame extending through the the sash frame.

' a; The combination of a pian st wire glass having. a metallic center extended bemeshed wi 'efor securely'holding the meshed wire to prevent the glassbeing pulled from yondlits edge,-witha sash frame formed of two parts clamping the said extended metal- I lic center of the glass, ing the "two parts of the sashframe together.

L'The combination of a plate of' wire' glass having a metallic center extended beyond its edge, with a sash frame formed of two parts clamping the said extended metal lic center of the glass, and means for drawing the two parts of the sash frame to ether,

and a metallic covering strip having exible' and means for drawedges extending over and resting uponthe glass.

5. The combination of a plate ,of wire glass having ametallic center extended beyond its edge, two parts clamping, the saidextended metallic center ofithe glass, iiig the'two parts of the sash frame together,

with a sash frame formed ,of

and means for drawmetallic covering strips having flexible edges I extending over. and resting 11 on the lass, and cement within the sash rame an extending through and around the extended portions of the metallic center.

6. The combination of a plate of wire glass having a metallic center extended beyond its edges, with a sash frame to su port the glass directly and provided with 0 amping parts acting transversely to the plane of the glass for holding the exte'ndedmetallic center Wherebythe glass cannot be pulled out of the sash frame.

7. Thecombination of two sheets of wire glass having their adjacent edges provided with meshed wire extensions, with a sash frame formed of two parts clamped together upon the meshed wire extensions to hold the two sheets of glass together.

8. The combination of two sheets. of wire i covering the clamping parts and having their edges resting upon the glass sheets, and cement within the sash frame and extending through the meshes of the meshed WlI6-8X- tensions.

10. A sheet of wire glass consisting of a glass sheet having a meshed wire ter extended beyond the edges of the gl in the form of connected looped portions, in comhiintermediate of the p bers of the sash.

nation with a sash v:Erame having parts upon which the loop portions of the meshed wire of the glass directly rest-and to which they are attached.

11. A sheet of wireglasshaving its edges I provided with metallic looped portions extending outward beyond said edges, in combination witha sash frame havin parts upon which the metallic looped portlons directly rest and to which they are attached.

12. A sheet of wire lass having its edges anes'of its surfaces provided 'with outwardly extending looped metallic parts, combined with two part frames clamping-said extended loo ed parts between them, and means for uniting the two parts of the frame.

13. A sash or frame glazed with wire glass from which the wire projects and is connected to the sash or frame by means of a member or members inserted through one or more of the projecting wire loops and resting on or'connected to one or more mem- In testimony of which invention, ,1 hereunto set my hand.

FRANK SHUMAN. lvltnessesz R. M. HUNTIlR, R. KELLY.

In testimony of which unto set my hand.

ARNO SHUMAN. Witnesses:

M.. I). 'WILLIAJliB, W. H. WILLIAMS.

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